Jeremy Renner Honors His 'ReBirthday' on Second Anniversary of Snowplow Accident and Thanks Those Who Saved His Life

Mar. 15, 2025

Jeremy Renner (left) and pictured in the hospital after his snowplow accident (right).Photo:Tristan Fewings/Getty; Jeremy Renner/Instagram

Tristan Fewings/Getty; Jeremy Renner/Instagram

Jeremy Renneris giving thanks to those who saved his life following thehorrifying snowplow accident that nearly killedhim on Jan. 1, 2023.

“I send out my love, respect, and gratitude for the army of people that it took to put me back together again,” he continued. “Thank you to each and every nurse, doctor, first responder… I literally owe you my life .”

“All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning. I’m so sorry all the haunting images I imprinted on you all (I’ll spare you all from the meat grinding images )….” he added.

Jeremy Renner/Instagram

“My gratitude list is very long …. With the amount of love and prayers that flooded in from you all around the world (needing each and everyone of them), my family never leaving my side , with some divine intervention, a bit of luck and a whole lot of miracles … I stand strong again,” wrote Renner.

He ended the message: “More Open. More Loved. More Connected. And f—— BLESSED to take my next step, to take MY NEXT BREATH. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body. I love you ALL ❤️.#MyNextBreath

His nephew, Alex Fries — the son of Renner’s sister Kym — was detaching the chain connecting the car to the plow, but Renner couldn’t see him and became concerned for his safety. He later said he leaned out of the plow  but did not set the parking brake and fell out. Worried it would roll into Fries, he tried to jump back in but got caught underneath the 9-ft.-tall vehicle, which ran over him.

Jeremy Renner attends the “We Live in Time” gala screening in December 2024.Daniele Venturelli/Getty

Daniele Venturelli/Getty

Fries got help from Renner’s neighbor Rich Kovach and his partner Barb Fletcher, who worked to keep Renner alive until paramedics arrived.

Renner suffered life-threatening blunt chest trauma, resulting in a collapsed lung, a lacerated liver and more than 30 broken bones.

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Though he was discharged from the hospital after two weeks, Renner couldn’t get out of bed for a month following the accident and had to learn to walk again.

He toldDiane Sawyer in an interview after the accident, “I chose to survive.”

source: people.com